These Things Happen

confabulate (v.) 1: to talk informally : chat 2: to hold a discussion : confer 3: to fill in gaps in memory by fabrication

[inothernews]

When Obama made his announcement about gay (marriage), I flashed back to (Lyndon B.) Johnson four days after President Kennedy is assassinated. He has to give his first speech to Congress and his advisers are sitting around and saying ‘Don’t mention civil rights. Don’t use up your political capital on civil rights. It’s a great cause, but it’s a lost cause.’ You know what Johnson says? ‘What’s a presidency for, then?’ And he says, in his speech, ‘The first thing we have to do is pass the Civil Rights bill.’

Historian and LBJ biographer ROBERT CARO, on The Daily Show (via inothernews)

Preachin' it right. :)

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When Obama Endorsed Marriage Equality

... I was all like

True story.

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Things They Don't Tell You

I will never get over removing the names of the dead. It will always be a strange and surreal experience; a complicated mixture of nostalgia for times past spent together, sorrow at their demise and our loss, and the absurdity that for me, the finality of the intersections of our lives is marked not with their death, nor their funeral, but with a simple click of a button, or eraser marks across a page.

[crackconchlife-deactivated20201]

First All Female African-American Flight Crew.

Captain Rachelle Jones, first officer Stephanie Grant and flight attendants Diana Galloway and Robin Rogers made history on February 12th when their Atlanta-based Delta Connection carrier departed from Atlanta to Nashville, Tennessee.

[theprintedblog-blog]

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theprintedblog:

Many Demons. Fewer Ghosts.

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Earthquake and hurricane in the same week? R.E.M. End of World flow chart.... and GO! (seriously this is why I shouldn't be allowed to play with Visio)

[howtodayis]

Pod Packing

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howtodayis:

pod packing

I haven't written in a good long while (attributable to finding the love of my life and lots of travel), and plan to start back up again soon. But in the meantime I'll share this awesome stop-motion video my friend E made today of all of us helping my former housemate pack up her pod to move from DC to Atalanta. The app that made this is called "GIF Shop" and is pretty cool. Enjoy!

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Lemon out!

I woke up Saturday morning (well, afternoon) after a night out and decided to use my slightly incapacitated state as an excuse to catch up on 30 Rock. Propping my head up on my bed to better see my computer screen, I realized that something was dried on my forehead and even a little in my hair. I got alarmed thinking it might be blood, then realized what it actually was: hot sauce. I had fallen asleep facedown into a late night taco. Classy. Lemon out!

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Liars! (Taken with Instagram at US Dept of State: Passport Agency)

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Delicious spices @ Madison Square Park

[flavorwire]

The world’s 10 creepiest abandoned cities ( The Sanzhi District of Taiwan is our favorite)

[flavorwire]

Simon Schubert’s Ghostly, Creased-Paper Interiors

[rhibozoids]

[maniacalrage]

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maniacalrage:

I hate this game. I hate it so much. Every time I open it, I tense up. I dread touching for sunrise. I hate the night. It’s a fucking bastard, the night. And what about the sun? The sun is a lazy bitch who only helps you out in the beginning and then no matter how well you fly it just sits up...

This post sums up my feelings towards this and so many other things perfectly? Why do I continue to punish myself by playing bad games, reading lesser books, and slugging through flawed shows and movies, always hoping for improvement in sloppy execution on an interesting basic concepts, though knowing that they so rarely deliver? Sigh...

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I want all of my drinks to look like Emily's (Taken with Instagram at Havana Alma de Cuba)

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Knave for alcoholic drinks (Taken with Instagram at Knave)

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My roommate for the week (Rob's dog, Toby)